Stearns

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 18 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

RICHARD STEARNS, No. 23-3875 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:23-cv-00098-KSC v.

MEMORANDUM*

MARTIN J. O'MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Karen S. Crawford, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 14, 2024** San Francisco, California

Before: S.R. THOMAS and MILLER, Circuit Judges, and ROSENTHAL, District Judge.***

Richard Stearns appeals from the district court’s order affirming the

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation. Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of his application for disability…